The Same Drugs

Matt Thornton received his blue belt from the legendary Rickson Gracie in 1993 and was the first person in the state of Oregon to receive a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He also gave John Kavanagh, father of MMA in Ireland and trainer to UFC legend Conor McGregor, his black belt. Matt’s school, Straight Blast Gym (SBG), became Oregon’s first MMA-style gym. His book, "The Gift of Violence...

Has feminism gone too far? UK writer and author of Feminism Against Progress , Mary Harrington , thinks so. In fact, she thinks we need to go back — way back. Modern technologies, cosmetic surgeries that chase youth eternally, and interventions like the pill have not offered women freedom or empowerment, leading us to wonder if things should have stopped with the first wave. Certainly, Mary believ...

Michael Shellenberger is a leading energy expert, founder and president of Environmental Progress , cofounder of the California Peace Coalition , and the best-selling author of San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities and Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All . He recently co-founded Public ,  an investigative and exploratory journalism platform, on Substack, with journ...

Stephanie Winn is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, host of the You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist podcast , and Associate Producer of a new  documentary called Affirmation Generation : The Lies of Transgender Medicine ,  which talks to detransitioners, therapists, doctors, and other experts about the "trans youth" trend and its impact on young people. To gain early access to epi...

Jamie Kilstein is a comedian who was a woke, cancel culture-devotee, before being cancelled himself. In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with him about being cancelled, quitting porn, jiu jitsu, masculinity, and more. Follow Jamie on Twitter @jamiekilstein and on Instagram @thejamiekilstein . To gain early access to episodes and exclusive access to select content, become a subscriber on Patreon...

Jared Klickstein was an addict for many years, ending up on Skid Row, in and out of jail and the hospital before finally getting clean. He recently wrote an article for Public about the real cause of homelessness and how to better address the growing problem of addiction, crime, and homelessness. In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Jared about his life and experiences, as well as his views...

Peter Boghossian had been a professor of Philosophy at Portland State University for a decade when he famously resigned in September 2021, on account of harassment and an increasingly illiberal atmosphere, limiting free thought, free speech, and critical discourse. He is now engaged in a "Street Epistomology" project, wherein he engages the public in conversations about controversial topics,...

Benjamin Dichter was one of the key organizers behind the Freedom Convoy that brought Canadians together last year to demand an end to lockdowns and mandates. He recently published a book about what happened behind the scenes, how  the media acted as a tool of big government, and how the truckers saved Canada. Almost a year after the truckers saved Canada from authoritarianism, Meghan Murphy...

Shannon Thrace was happily partnered with Jamie for 14 years when he decided he wanted to transition. Shannon's memoir, 18 Months , describes her confusion and heartbreak at watching the man she loved become an entirely different person — narcissistic, moody, selfish, dramatic, and depressed. The physical changes didn't help either. 18 Months tells a compelling story about the trans trend and its...

Tristan Hopper is a Canadian journalist writing for the National Post. In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with him about all the bad policy 2022 brought Canadians — from MAID to gun law — as well as the great policy on Costco hotdogs.  To gain early access to episodes and exclusive access to select content, become a subscriber on Patreon . The Same Drugs is on Twitter @thesamedrugs _....

Jennifer Sey rose through the ranks over almost 23 years at Levi Strauss & Co, and was on track to become the first female CEO of the company when she  resigned. After speaking out against school closures during the Covid lockdowns, Jennifer was told to stop talking. She refused. Jennifer is the author of Chalked Up , an autobiography of her time as an elite gymnast, and a producer of Ath...

Jimbob is on his fifth Instagram account — banned repeatedly for his comics and memes that use satire to point to hypocrisy on the left, right, and centre.  This puts him at odds with all sorts of people, but it also keeps his satire free from the kind of political biases that can end up feeling heavy-handed and obvious. In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Jimbob about his politics, hi...

The truth few are willing to acknowledge about the men who  transition to become "women" is the sexual aspect. There is a dark underbelly to what has been framed as a movement for "trans rights," erased by progressives and trans activists. Genevieve Gluck , co-founder of Reduxx and host of the Women's Voices podcast, has delved deeper than most. I spoke with her about what drives men's desire...

Pamela Garfield-Jaegar calls herself "The Truthful Therapist." She has spent over 20 years as a social worker and therapist, and is now working to help parents and youth navigate an evermore politicized therapy industry, where more and more kids are being medicalized unnecessarily, and where parents and therapists alike are pressure to prioritize ideology over truth. In this episode, Meghan Murphy...

In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with David "El Necio" Diaz , an up and coming champion in the bare knuckle boxing world with an incredibly inspiring story to tell. Meghan spoke with Necio from LA, where he recently attended the premiere of a new docum entary s eries being produced about his life and fight, as he was in his final week of prepping for his fight in Orlando on November 5. ...

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside has long been notorious for open drug use, homelessness, and crime, but in recent years things have gotten noticeably worse. What was once relegated to a relatively small area of the city has spilled out into many other neighbourhoods, with stranger attacks now happening daily and overdose deaths through the roof. What happened? And how do we fix it? Aaron Gunn is an...

It's 2022, do you know where your meat comes from? Probably not. Dishonest labeling, loopholes, and misleading claims about sustainability and health sell people lies about the meat they buy. We are sold meat claiming to be all-American and antibiotic-free that is anything but. Moreover, we are told meat is unhealthy and bad for the environment, in an attempt to sell processed "plant-based" or lab...

Meghan Murphy speaks with Erin Friday, a San Francisco attorney and a member of Our Duty , an international group that opposes transgender ideology. She is also the mother of a formerly trans-identified child. To gain early access to episodes and exclusive access to select content, become a subscriber on Patreon . The Same Drugs is on Twitter @thesamedrugs _. Stay up to date with The Same Drugs on...

Tara Henley is a writer and podcaster based in Toronto, and the author of, "Lean Out: A Meditation on the Madness of Modern Life." She worked for the CBC for the better part of a decade before resigning in January, penning an open letter saying the broadcaster "went from being a  trusted source of news to churning out clickbait that reads like a  parody of the student press" and that, "T...

On September 15, PayPal froze the accounts of The Daily Sceptic and the Free Speech Union , both founded by Toby Young . While some progressives and liberals argue that tech companies like PayPal are private companies, and therefore have the right to deny services to whomever they like, the ramifications of this trend should deeply concern us all. PayPal restored Toby's accounts this week, but the...

Greg Lukianoff is co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind and CEO of FIRE , recently rebranded as the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (previously, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education). Before becoming FIRE’s President in 2006, he worked with the ACLU, which has famously adopted an ideological and activist approach to issues of speech, censorship, and open debat...

Konstantin Kisin is a Russian-British comedian, co-host of Triggernometry , and the author of, "An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West." In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with him about the realities of life under communism, political correctness, feminism, the conflict in the Ukraine, Sam Harris, Matt Walsh, his new book, and more!  This episode was made available for early access to pat...

John Carpay is the founder and president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) . Meghan Murphy speaks with him about the ongoing enforcement of the ArriveCan app on those entering Canada, the Trudeau government's plan to introduce a "digital ID," and the potential for this to lead to a China-style social credit system. This episode was made available for early access to patrons....

Kevin Bardosh is a social scientist, affiliate assistant professor at the University of Washington’s School of Public Health, and lead author of a paper published in February, called, “The Unintended Consequences of COVID-19 Vaccine Policy: Why mandates, passports, and segregated lockdowns may cause more harm than good.” The paper looks at unintended consequences of COVID policy in the areas of be...

In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Terry Glavin, a Canadian journalist, author, and columnist at the Ottawa Citizen and the National Post. After publishing a piece outlining the journalistic failures leading to national headlines falsely claiming the discovery of "mass unmarked graves of Indigenous children" at the sites of former Residential Schools in Canada, Terry was slandered across s...